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The Safety Moment by Utility Safety PartnersAuthor: Stories and Strategies
In our modern culture, the safety moment has evolved as brief and casual conversations in which to share. They are the perfect time to bring up safety topics in a non-threatening (though potentially lifesaving) way. The Safety Moment Podcast is produced by Utility Safety Partners a non-profit corporation that has been providing communication service between the digging community and the owners of buried facilities since 1984. Lets talk about damage prevention, excavation safety, locating and marking, watching for overhead powerlines, and legislative matters to ensure contractors and neighbours can all do their work safely. Let's talk safety - it's always a good conversation. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How AI Can Improve Utility Safety
Episode 80
Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
Send us a textWhat if the biggest threat to underground safety is not technology, but our refusal to change?Mike Sullivan talks with long time damage prevention consultant and investor Jemmie Wang about why the industry feels “safe enough” even as enormous hidden societal costs pile up from every cut fibre and broken line. Together they explore how advances like affordable high accuracy GPS, smarter ticket management, online locate requests, deep AI mapping, and Alternate Locate Provider models are already proving they can slash damages, yet are still held back by rigid legislation, misaligned incentives, and risk averse culture.They compare Canadian and US approaches, question whether current 811 structures actually serve the people who use them, and ask if slogans like “call before you dig” and “50 in 5” are distracting from the real work of changing the rules of the game. The conversation circles back again and again to one challenge for boards, executives, locators, and contractors alike: finding the courage to embrace new tools, new models and more flexible laws before the next crisis forces their hand. Listen For:4:10 What damage prevention technologies have changed the game in the last decade7:11 Why does the industry keep doing more of the same instead of embracing new tools16:31 Should damage prevention rely on more legislation less legislation or something in between30:10 Why is click before you dig safer and why is it still a hard sell in the United States56:58 What can Alternate Locate Providers and an Uber style model do to transform locating and reduce damages Jemmie WangWebsite | LinkedIn | Email Follow The Safety Moment via Utility Safety Partners X | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook
